Electric locomotive E.656.009 of the Italian State Railways.
• Version with horizontal dampers
• Pantographs FS type 52 with bent slide plate
• With many separately attached plug-in parts
• Finely detailed metal handle rails
• Individually switchable headlight or tail light in digital mode
The E.656 class is a six-axle Italian electric locomotive class nicknamed Caimano (English: cayman). It is an advancement of types E.636, E.645 and E.646 also with a split locomotive body. Compared to type E.636, however, they have modified axle and pivot spacing. The high tractive force and the maximum speed of 150 km/h means it can be used to pull passenger and freight trains.
General data
- Coupling: NEM shaft 362 without close coupling mechanism
- Minimum radius: 358 mm
- Flywheel: yes
- Number of driven axles: 4
- Number of axles with traction tyres: 1
- Article number: 7510058
- Scale: H0
- Epoch: V
- Railway Company: FS
Electrical
- Motor: 5-pole motor
- Head light: 3 headlight, dependent on the direction of travel/2 tail lights, dependent on the direction of travel
- LED head light: yes
- Additional light function: yes
- Control: DC Digital
- Interface: Electrical interface for traction units PluX16
- Digital decoder: PluX16
- Decoder-Type: MS450P16
- Sound: yes
- Buffer capacitor: yes
Measurements
- Length over buffer: 210 mm
